Wonders of Ancient Egypt 2013

Optionals

On every itinerary, we offer a range of optional excursions that allow you to further enhance your experience should you so choose. These are purchased when you are on your trip, via your Trafalgar Travel Director. Depending on the region visited these can be paid with cash or credit card.

• LUXOR

  • + SOUND AND LIGHT SHOW AT KARNAK TEMPLE This show is operated in Karnak Temple in Luxor during the evening, lasting for just under an hour. We listen to voices of ancient kings, queens and gods who tell us stories about places which we see in the Temple during a walking tour, followed by a show while we are seated around the Divine Lake in the Temple.

    Code: LUXT06

    Adult Price: 38 (US$)

    Child Price: (US$)

• ASWAN

  • + ABU SIMBEL EXCURSION A four-hour excursion including flights to Abu Simbel, site of the Temple of Ramses II with its four great statues of the pharaoh himself. Also see statues of his queen, Nefertari, on the facade of the Temple of Hathor. (A total of approximately 75 minutes will be spent at Abu Simbel - the remainder will be travel time)

    Code: ASWT01

    Adult Price: 295 (US$)

    Child Price: (US$)

  • + NUBIAN VILLAGE TOUR We take a motorboat along the Nile, passing by rocky formations and islands which are nature reserves. Arriving at a riverside Nubian Village, we see the traditional way of life and visit one of the typical houses.

    Code: ASWT05

    Adult Price: 27 (US$)

    Child Price: (US$)

  • + SOUND AND LIGHT AT PHILAE TEMPLE This most romantic of shows begins with a short boat ride across the lake towards Philae Island, located between the old and new Aswan dams. Two short presentations on foot follow, then we are seated in a Roman style theatre setting for the main event. A retelling of the perennial Nile flood, building of the dam and eventual rescue of the temple from the depths of the lake. We also hear of the godesses Isis and Hathor, to whose worship the temple was originally dedicated. Approx 50 mins.

    Code: ASWT07

    Adult Price: 38 (US$)

    Child Price: (US$)

• CAIRO

  • + DINNER ON CRUISING RESTAURANT A two-hour Nile cruise on a luxurious ship, with dinner and a belly-dancing show included. (Drinks not included.) (NB. During Ramadan, no alcohol or belly dancers).

    Code: CAIT03

    Adult Price: 68 (US$)

    Child Price: (US$)

  • + FULL DAY ALEXANDRIA DESIGNED FOR THOSE VISITORS WITH EXTRA PRE OR POST TRIP NIGHTS IN CAIRO Enjoy a day trip by car or bus to Egypt's second city Alexandria, with its nineteenth-century architecture. Here we visit the National Museum, the catacombs of Kom es-Shoqafa, Pompey's Pillar, Fort Qaitbey built during the 1480's with great views of the city and the Mediterranean, and finally the Roman Theatre with its marble seating for 700-800 people before returning to Cairo.

    Code: CAIT04

    Adult Price: 105 (US$)

    Child Price: (US$)